Intern, Health Safety and Enviornmental in Springfield, Missouri at Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC

Essential Duties:

• Participate in the development and implementation of beneficial programs/projects aimed at improving environmental efficiency, employee safety, and equipment ergonomics.
• Monitoring, analyzing, and reporting of operational safety, environmental and sustainability metrics.
• Participate on new equipment launch teams to complete requirements for HSE, including job hazard analysis, personal protective equipment assessments, machine guarding assessments, waste evaluations and HSE regulatory permitting.
• Investigate and contribute to the resolution of employee occupational injuries, environmental incidents and property loss events.
• Assist with process safety improvement projects, including use of six sigma tools, lean, and project management skills as required.
• Contribute and participate in implementation and auditing teams to ensure OSHA, EPA, and ISO14001 / OHSAS18001 requirements are being met.
• Development of safety and environmental awareness training, communications material and employee events.
• Liaison work with HSE, Facilities, Engineering, and other functional disciplines.

Required Skills:

• Enthusiastic approach to work
• Resourceful – not intimidated by large assignments
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast- paced, team- focused environment
• Self-motivation and the ability to learn new assignments quickly
• Strong communication, organization and collaboration skills
• Knowledge of statistical tools preferred

Education:

• Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Sciences, or Industrial Hygiene majors with a minimum of 3.0 GPA
• Minimum Year: Entering Junior year